Discuss the review | The Knicks' hot-blooded basketball, regardless of tomorrow

It's only about basketball

2024-05-09 11:29Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

The Knicks won again at home against the Pacers to take a 2-0 lead in the semifinals. Although it was won, the game was won with twists and turns.

Within minutes of the opening game, Brunson went down injured. An ordinary round, an ordinary physical confrontation, Brunson returned to the locker room and did not return until the end of the first half.

The official news given by the Knicks was that his right leg hurt, and during the game, I thought that Thibodeau's kindness had extended Brunson's rest time, but I didn't expect Brunson to be unable to play due to injury.

In Brunson's absence, the Knicks lost not only their best scorer, but also the man who controlled the tempo. The Knicks led by 11 points in the first quarter before being chased by the Pacers by 11 points in a minute.

The Pacers have been one of the fastest-paced teams in the league this season, and it's their rhythm to run and shoot fast-break three-pointers. And the Knicks, after losing Brunson as the backbone, also began to run and fight with the Pacers.

It wasn't the Knicks' rhythm, but OG stepped up and scored 22 points in the half, propping up the Knicks' offense in Brunson's absence. Without OG's step up, the Knicks wouldn't have trailed by just 10 points at halftime.

Thankfully, Brunson is fine, at least not today. He came out early at halftime to warm up, and the Knicks' backbone returned. The Knicks are a fantastic team, and Brunson can get back to their rhythm as long as he's on the court.

The Knicks went on a 21-6 run in the third quarter, going from a double-digit deficit to a comeback. Throughout the third quarter, the Knicks scored 18 points. But it was also in the third quarter that OG strained his thigh, and he couldn't hold on.

OG did enough to score 28 points before he left. The rest of the game will be left to Brunson. Brunson scored 10 points in the third quarter and 14 points in the final quarter. If it weren't for the fact that the first half was basically not played, I believe Brunson would have been another 40+ game.

In the final quarter, when the Pacers caught up, these Knicks once again erupted with an unparalleled will to play. DiVincenzo, who played 40 minutes, was able to hit a three-pointer, and Hart, who didn't stop for a second today, was able to grab a rebound in the last minute.

The five people on the field are all playing chicken blood all the time, including Achiuwa, who replaced OG. In contrast, the Pacers lost their rhythm and never played the basketball they were familiar with.

The Knicks' game temperament is "I don't care about tomorrow, I will fight today". The Pacers were once again shocked by the Knicks' ruthlessness in the second half, and the team that fought harder and harder could win the playoffs, which was confirmed again today.

The Knicks rotated seven players today, and because of Brunson's injury, McBride played 20 minutes; Because OG retired early in the second half, Achiuwa played 28 minutes. The Knicks' overall plus/minus is negative for these two benches.

If there is no injury factor, I believe the Knicks could be a six-man rotation today, with five starts continuing to fill up. Of course, the matter of rest has nothing to do with Hart. Hart played a full 48 minutes today, with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists.

His physical fitness may really be ranked among the best in history. In the eight games so far in the playoffs, Hart has played all four games, averaging 47 minutes per game and only 15 minutes in total.

After the last fight, the reporter asked him if he was tired, and Hart said: "I will be very tired when I quarrel with my wife, and it will make me tired." "On the pitch, you don't even feel his fatigue, the more critical the moment he jumps higher, incredible fitness.

Even today's 28 points, DiVincenzo has scored 20+ points in three consecutive games, including the elimination of the 76ers, and he also played the whole game. His hardness is not weaker than Hart's at all.

Whether it was for the Bucks, Kings or Warriors, my impression of DiVincenzo was that of a white shooter with good defense. But after coming to the Knicks, DiVincenzo's three-point shooting became more and more exaggerated, and the more critical the moment, the more accurate. In the last three playoff games, DiVincenzo has made 16 three-pointers, shooting more than 50% from the field.

The Knicks are playing a kind of "no tomorrow" basketball, and the five people on the court are giving all their hearts and minds to fight for every ball.

Their ranks are shrinking day by day. Randle was reimbursed for the season in the regular season, lost Miro and Bojan in the playoffs, and injured Brunson and OG today.

No one knows what's going to happen tomorrow, but at least we had a bloody day and that's the Knicks' basketball.

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